Posts by quinersdiner
You must decide
Poem from 1949: ODE TO THE WELFARE STATE
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The dilemma of Catholic politicians
A real thought-provoker from the great Flannery O’Connor
Why we have two political parties
I feel an ‘involuntary personal protein spill’ coming on
In praise of dissenting Protestants
“There was an old joke that made the rounds in seminaries some years ago: What’s the difference between a dissenting Catholic and a Protestant? The Protestant has integrity.”
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The death of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party of Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy has morphed into something unrecognizable to those proud liberals of their day.
To me, the party died with the election of Barack Obama. But if anyone still had doubts, they were put to rest at this week’s Democratic National Convention.
The core belief of the party is ugly: that human life is disposable if it is inconvenient.
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